1973 Chester-le-Street by-election
The votes

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
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Labour
Giles Radice
25,874
53.06
18.54
-
Liberal
George Booth Suggett
18,808
38.57
N/A
-
Conservative
Neil Balfour
4,092
8.39
20.01
Majority
Majority
Majority
7,066
14.49
28.71
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
48,768
71.4
-
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
-
-

Question: Who were the top two contenders in the 1973 Chester-le-Street by-election, and by what majority of votes did the Labour candidate win?
Answer: Radice held the seat for the Labour party with a majority of 7,066 over Suggett.